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Strange Things Are Happening

Adventures in Music

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 'A revelation. Richard Norris lived the twentieth century and beyond like no one else . . . this is one of the truly great eyewitness accounts of the counterculture' DAVID KEENAN

'A dazzling psychedelic memoir' CAUGHT BY THE RIVER

'Makes you feel like getting up and doing something!' WENDY ERSKINE

As a pioneering musician, producer and DJ, Richard Norris has been at the forefront of countless creative revolutions, from punk to acid house, psychedelia to the rise of EDM. In Strange Things Are Happening, this icon of the counterculture pulls back the curtain on decades of restless curiosity and boundary-pushing collaboration. Featuring cameos from Timothy Leary, Sun Ra, Shaun Ryder, Joe Strummer and more, this is at once an unmissable cultural history and a celebration of life lived in the moment, forever in thrall to discovery.©2024 Richard Norris Entertainment & Celebrities History & Criticism Music

Critic reviews

Richard's stories remind me how motivated we all were, how industrious, how much FUN we had
Every bit as fantastic as its cover
Continuous joy in sound and people. The book just makes you feel like getting up and doing something
Richard's creativity is at the heart of who he is. I sometimes feel like I only know a fraction of his story, so this book is an insight into a gentle soul who I have had the pleasure of working alongside for almost two decades
This book is a revelation: Mr Richard Norris lived the 20th century and beyond like no one else and this is one of the truly great eyewitness accounts of the heroic years of the counter culture. You need this in your life.
A dazzling psychedelic memoir... one of the great eyewitness accounts of the heroic years of the counterculture
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Fantastic overview of many things I missed in my teens. Works as an introduction and also a memoir with subjects and times that many heads will be familiar with . Like the best books, it’s sent me down rabbit holes into warrens of other artists , genres and movements.

Electronic education

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Absolutely loved this .. couldn’t take out my ear pods so done it in a day.
Left me giddy with excitement and laughter.
Amazing story and brilliantly narrated

What a Trip

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What a life. Simultaneously simple and increasingly complex approaches. Collaborative and golden vibes abound here.

A love affair with all things music and freaky

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A great insight into the 90s dance scene from the inside, stories are honest and balanced in the age of the ego in dance music this is a rare thing! Richard’s songwriting process stories are especially insightful.

Incredibly narrated and brilliant stories

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As a huge music fan and electronic music specifically I hold my hands up not knowing much about Norro, apart from the Grid.

However he’s central and was around lots of the scenes I read about in my youth and then experienced in my late teens and 20’s and to be fair still dip into these days.

Lots of interesting stories along the way and what I found really interesting is the last chapter and the medical use of music. I’ll definitely check out any other materials on that subject.

Very interesting story

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